Innot Hot Springs vs Mount Garnet

Mount Garnet is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Innot Hot Springs. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Innot Hot Springs, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Innot Hot Springs tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Mount Garnet

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 31%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Innot Hot Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Garnet

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Innot Hot Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1721.6 km vs 1789.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1206 min vs 1228 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Innot Hot Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mount Garnet

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Innot Hot Springs and Mount Garnet drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Walkability 0 / 0
Innot Hot Springs — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Garnet — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 25
Innot Hot Springs — Safety: 18/100 Mount Garnet — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Innot Hot Springs — Low fire risk: 64/100 Mount Garnet — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Garnet has more residents (532 vs 189); Mount Garnet has higher household incomes ($47,892 vs $40,924).

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Population 189 532
+181% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +23.7%
Median age 57 50
Median household income $40,924/yr $47,892/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+8% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
0-4 4.2% / 4.3%
Innot Hot Springs — 0-4: 4.2% Mount Garnet — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 6.3% / 13.0%
Innot Hot Springs — 5-14: 6.3% Mount Garnet — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.2% / 2.4%
Innot Hot Springs — 15-19: 4.2% Mount Garnet — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 7.4% / 3.2%
Innot Hot Springs — 20-24: 7.4% Mount Garnet — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 6.3% / 11.8%
Innot Hot Springs — 25-34: 6.3% Mount Garnet — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 5.8% / 7.5%
Innot Hot Springs — 35-44: 5.8% Mount Garnet — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 13.2% / 15.0%
Innot Hot Springs — 45-54: 13.2% Mount Garnet — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 23.8% / 19.2%
Innot Hot Springs — 55-64: 23.8% Mount Garnet — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 19.6% / 13.3%
Innot Hot Springs — 65-74: 19.6% Mount Garnet — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 7.9% / 8.3%
Innot Hot Springs — 75-84: 7.9% Mount Garnet — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.6% / 1.9%
Innot Hot Springs — 85+: 1.6% Mount Garnet — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs 61.5% lone person
Innot Hot Springs — Lone Person: 61.5% Innot Hot Springs — Couple Families: 21.2% Innot Hot Springs — One Parent Families: 9.6% Innot Hot Springs — Group Household: 7.7% Innot Hot Springs — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Garnet 38.8% lone person
Mount Garnet — Lone Person: 38.8% Mount Garnet — Couple Families: 26.9% Mount Garnet — One Parent Families: 21.6% Mount Garnet — Group Household: 5.2% Mount Garnet — Other Families: 7.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs 28.6% renting
Innot Hot Springs — Owned Outright: 45.7% Innot Hot Springs — Mortgage: 25.7% Innot Hot Springs — Renting: 28.6%
Mount Garnet 36.4% renting
Mount Garnet — Owned Outright: 43.4% Mount Garnet — Mortgage: 20.3% Mount Garnet — Renting: 36.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs 94.9% houses
Innot Hot Springs — Houses: 94.9% Innot Hot Springs — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Mount Garnet 86.1% houses
Mount Garnet — Houses: 86.1% Mount Garnet — Flats / Apartments: 13.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 13.2%
Innot Hot Springs — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Mount Garnet — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.1% / 3.8%
Innot Hot Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1% Mount Garnet — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 2.6%
Innot Hot Springs — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Mount Garnet — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.6%
Innot Hot Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Mount Garnet — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Innot Hot Springs — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Garnet — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Property market

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 196 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Innot Hot Springs carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
75/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Innot Hot Springs

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Garnet

  • Mount Garnet State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 19 6

Mobility

Mount Garnet sits further from the CBD (1789.1 km vs 1721.6 km).

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1721.6 km 1789.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1206 min 1228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4872
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Car (driver) 58.3% / 46.2%
Innot Hot Springs — Car (driver): 58.3% Mount Garnet — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 28.2%
Innot Hot Springs — Worked from Home: 30.6% Mount Garnet — Worked from Home: 28.2%
Walked Only 11.1% / 12.0%
Innot Hot Springs — Walked Only: 11.1% Mount Garnet — Walked Only: 12.0%
Car (passenger) — / 13.7%
Innot Hot Springs — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Garnet — Car (passenger): 13.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.3%).

Setting

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Elevation 653 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 756 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Connectivity score 19/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 0%
238 premises

Council rates

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Average residential rate $1,609/yr
same for both
Council Tablelands
same for both

Federal electorate

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Innot Hot Springs Mount Garnet
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Innot Hot Springs

Retirees Rural

Mount Garnet

Affordable Rural

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